Affirmative Action and Diversity

President Trump Signs Three New Executive Orders To Further Implement Administration’s Regulatory Reform Agenda, With Focus on So-Called Guidance Documents

Reducing the cost of federal regulations and reining in the use of so-called agency guidance documents are two major components

By Mike Eastman|2020-09-21T13:54:22-05:0010/20/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: DOL, Executive Order, Regulatory Reform|Comments Off on President Trump Signs Three New Executive Orders To Further Implement Administration’s Regulatory Reform Agenda, With Focus on So-Called Guidance Documents

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OFCCP Is Proposing Minor Changes to Its Disability Self-ID Form CC-305, Seeking Comments on Possible Further Improvements

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced that it intends to seek approval from the

By Danny Petrella|2019-10-13T19:47:46-05:0010/13/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Veterans|Tags: CC-305, Disability, OFCCP, Protected Veterans, Self-Identification|Comments Off on OFCCP Is Proposing Minor Changes to Its Disability Self-ID Form CC-305, Seeking Comments on Possible Further Improvements

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House Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on EEOC and OFCCP; EEOC Chair Dhillon and OFCCP Director Leen Testify

A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee held an oversight hearing last week on the current policies and priorities of the

By Mike Eastman|2020-09-21T13:54:22-05:009/29/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: Congress, EEOC, OFCCP|Comments Off on House Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on EEOC and OFCCP; EEOC Chair Dhillon and OFCCP Director Leen Testify

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OFCCP Publishes New “Back to School” Resources, Including FAQs Offering Guidance on “Campus AAPs”

Keyed to the start of the new school year, the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has

By Danny Petrella|2020-09-21T13:54:22-05:009/23/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: AAP, DOL, OFCCP, Regulatory Guidance/Interpretation|Comments Off on OFCCP Publishes New “Back to School” Resources, Including FAQs Offering Guidance on “Campus AAPs”

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OFCCP Proposing Revisions to Its Regulations Governing E.O. 11246’s Religious Exemption To Increase Scope of Exemption’s Coverage

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to

By D'Ontae Sylvertooth|2019-09-02T16:47:18-05:009/2/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: DOL, Executive Order 11246, OFCCP, Religion, Rulemaking|Comments Off on OFCCP Proposing Revisions to Its Regulations Governing E.O. 11246’s Religious Exemption To Increase Scope of Exemption’s Coverage

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OFCCP Names Ombud, Marcus Stergio, Who Will Now Design, Implement, and Execute Agency’s Previously Announced Ombud Service

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced the hire of an Ombud, thus moving

By John Annand|2020-09-21T13:54:23-05:008/17/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: OFCCP, Ombud Service, Transparency|Comments Off on OFCCP Names Ombud, Marcus Stergio, Who Will Now Design, Implement, and Execute Agency’s Previously Announced Ombud Service

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OFCCP Publishes Compliance Assistance Materials Promised Earlier This Year

In conjunction with the change in administration in 2017, the new leadership at the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract

By John Annand|2020-09-21T13:54:24-05:008/9/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: Compliance Assistance, DOL, OFCCP|Comments Off on OFCCP Publishes Compliance Assistance Materials Promised Earlier This Year

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Written Comments With OMB, Urging Rejection of OFCCP’s Burdensome Proposed Changes to “Focused Review” Scheduling Letters

NT Lakis lawyers filed written comments this week with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on changes

By Danny Petrella|2020-09-21T13:54:24-05:008/4/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity|Tags: DOL, OFCCP, OFCCP Compliance Review, OMB, Scheduling Letter|Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers File Written Comments With OMB, Urging Rejection of OFCCP’s Burdensome Proposed Changes to “Focused Review” Scheduling Letters

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New OFCCP Opinion Letter Says Federal Contractors Can Submit Pay Analysis Groupings for Review and Agency Feedback

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) this week issued another informal opinion letter, the second in

By Danny Petrella|2019-07-28T22:13:11-05:007/28/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: OFCCP, Opinion Letters|Comments Off on New OFCCP Opinion Letter Says Federal Contractors Can Submit Pay Analysis Groupings for Review and Agency Feedback

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Labor Department Publishes Proposed Rules To Implement “Industry-Recognized” Apprenticeship Programs

Following up on a workplace priority announced early in the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published

By Jose Galvan|2019-07-22T08:42:04-05:007/22/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity|Tags: Apprenticeship Programs, DOL, Rulemaking|Comments Off on Labor Department Publishes Proposed Rules To Implement “Industry-Recognized” Apprenticeship Programs

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